Qutip by qutip
QuTiP: Quantum Toolbox in Python
About Qutip
From the project's README at github.com/qutip/qutip. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
QuTiP: Quantum Toolbox in Python ================================
A. Pitchford, C. Granade, A. Grimsmo, N. Shammah, S. Ahmed, N. Lambert, E. Giguère, B. Li, J. Lishman, S. Cross, A. Galicia, P. Menczel, P. Hopf, P. D. Nation, and J. R. Johansson
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.0k | github.com/qutip/qutip |
| GitHub forks | 755 | github.com/qutip/qutip |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 13.6 years | since Oct 2012 |
| Last commit | 9 days ago | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 35 | last: 3 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: Open-source distributed quantum compute network
- Show HN: TEQ - A Quiplash Alternative in the Browser
- At 1.3B Light-Years Wide, Quipu Is Officially the Biggest Thing in Our Universe
- Astronomers Find the Largest Structure in the Universe and Name It "Quipu"
- Maximum Likelihood estimation with Quipu, part 1
Ready to self-host Qutip?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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